讨厌

tǎo yàn

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Very common

Definitions

1. to dislike
2. to loathe
3. disagreeable
4. troublesome
5. annoying

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 喜欢 xǐ huan 喜欢 xǐ huan to like; to be fond of 喜欢 is the direct antonym, meaning 'to like'.: to like; to be fond of

Register variants

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• 厌 yàn 厌 yàn (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with 厌 is a more literary/formal single-character equivalent, as in '厌世'.: (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with

Related words

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• 嫌 xián 嫌 xián to dislike 嫌 means 'to dislike' or 'to mind', often used in '嫌弃' or '嫌麻烦'.: to dislike

Synonyms

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• 厌烦 yàn fán 厌烦 yàn fán bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth Both mean 'dislike', but 厌烦 often implies tiredness or impatience.: bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocations: 真讨厌 (zhēn tǎoyàn) 'how annoying', 讨厌鬼 (tǎoyànguǐ) 'annoying person/pest'.

Example Sentences

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他真是个 讨厌 的人。

He really is an annoying person.

我 讨厌 雪。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1672010)

猫 讨厌 水。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4080223)

我 讨厌 你。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 8902709)

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Words Containing 讨厌

• 讨厌鬼 讨厌鬼 tǎo yàn guǐ: disgusting person

Child Words of 讨厌

• 讨 讨 tǎo: to invite
• 厌 厌 yàn: (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with